ACC Football Predictions for November 25-26, 2011
After a 4-3 week last week, here are The Confidential’s football predictions for this week’s games featuring ACC teams:
Miami (6-5) hosting Boston College (3-8)
Give it up for Boston College. They have shown some reason for optimism. The team did not quit on its coach. While we are at it, give it up for Miami too. The self-imposed bowl ban was an absolutely wise decision. Better to take that now than have it imposed during a great season. As it is, this game becomes the “bowl game” for both teams. BC gets to go to Miami. Miami gets to go to, uh, Miami. So that’s nice. Prediction: Miami 17-Boston College 10.
Georgia Tech (8-3) hosting Georgia (9-2)
Two heavyweights in the ACC and SEC battle it out in a rivalry game. And, by heavyweights, The Confidential means “fourth best teams.” Georgia has come a long way since 0 and 2. Along the way, its best win was a 45-7 drubbing of Auburn. Well, Georgia Tech beat Clemson who beat Auburn. Applying never-wrong transitive property logic, this would make Georgia Tech way better than Georgia. The transitive property fails more often than not. Prediction: Georgia 33-Georgia Tech 24.
North Carolina (6-5) hosting Duke (3-8)
Dick Vitale would love this game, baby! But, for the rest of us, this is a game featuring an underwhelming North Carolina team and a surprisingly good in losing Duke team. You know what they say about rivalry games–throw the records away. Well, that’s going a bit far for this game. Prediction: North Carolina 21-Duke 14.
North Carolina State (6-5) hosting Maryland (2-9)
Maryland’s season is spiraling out of control. There is no ACC opponent that would not get a prediction of a win against them. Prediction: NC State 28-Maryland 13.
Wake Forest (6-5) hosting Vanderbilt (5-6)
Both of these teams are on the upswing. Wake Forest could easily be 8-3. Vandy is showing signs of being ready for primetime under its new coach. This is a tough game to predict as Vandy really needs a win. Still, this is a Wake Forest team that is due for a break or two. Wake Forest 28-Vandy 24.
Florida (6-5) hosting Florida State (7-4)
This game should be the Game of the Week every year. What is going on down in Florida? This never would have happened in the 1990s. Frankly, it is not clear that this game will have any interest outside the region. These two teams have given us every reason to suspect that they will lose. But we have to pick a winner. So…. Prediction: Florida State 27-Florida 23.
South Carolina (9-2) hosting Clemson (9-2)
This game should be the Game of the Week this week. But Clemson had to go and lose. And South Carolina is really not playing for anything either. All they have left to play for is supremacy in the state. That’s all. A bitter, rivalry game between two foes that hate each other. Prediction: Clemson 26-South Carolina 20.
GAME OF THE WEEK
Virginia (8-3) hosting Virginia Tech (10-1). This one is for all the marbles. At least the Virginia marbles. Oh, and the winner gets to play Clemson for the right to go to a BCS game. Virginia is a few years ahead of schedule in the rebuilding process. Virginia Tech has been a bit underwhelming for a 10-1 team, as crazy as that feels to write. Virginia is at home and coming together as a team. Tempting to go with Virginia, but the gut says that Virginia Tech puts it together for this game: Prediction: Virginia Tech 24-Virginia 14.
The Confidential apologizes in advance for not picking your team. There is also a lot of chalk here. However, predictions are made to be accurate, not controversial. Feel free to share why we are wrong.
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